# Pierpaolo De Negri

Pierpaolo De Negri (born 5 June 1986) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team MsTina–Focus. During his career, De Negri has also served a doping suspension, after testing positive for anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS).

## Career

Born in Genoa, De Negri has competed as a professional since the start of the 2010 season, joining the ISD–NERI team full-time after a stagiaire contract with the team in the second half of 2009. In July 2012, De Negri took his first victory for the team, by winning the Trofeo Matteotti race in Italy in a sprint of 25 riders.
De Negri left Vini Fantini–Selle Italia at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Vini Fantini–Nippo for the 2014 season. He remained with the team until the end of 2017, when he joined the new MsTina–Focus team.

## Doping

On 21 December 2017, De Negri tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids. In November 2019, De Negri was given a four-year ban – backdated to February 2018, when the positive test was announced.

## Major results
### 2006

    9th GP Città di Felino

### 2007

    1st Trofeo Martiri del 4 e 11 Luglio 1944
    2nd Gran Premio Somma
    2nd Milano–Rapallo
    2nd Giro del Casentino
    3rd Gran Premio Autodromo di Monza
    3rd Memorial Armenio Armanasco
    3rd Trofeo Pedalata Elettrica – Memorial Gino Bartali
    4th Giro Nazionale del Valdarno
    5th Trofeo G.S. Gavardo Tecmor
    6th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi

### 2008

    1st Giro del Casentino
    1st Gran Premio Somma
    1st Trofeo Alvaro Bacci
    1st Giro del Valdarno
    1st Coppa A.C. Capannolese
    1st Firenze–Empoli
    2nd Coppa del Mobilio
    2nd Coppa Guinigi
    2nd Trofeo Tempestini Ledo
    3rd ZLM Tour
    3rd Giro del Belvedere
    3rd Trofeo di Autunno
    3rd Trofeo Comune di Lamporecchio
    4th Trofeo Rusconi
    4th Memorial Pigoni & Coli
    4th Firenze–Viareggio
    4th Coppa Giulio Burci
    4th Trofeo delle Colline Capannoresi
    4th Trofeo Caduti di Soprazocco
    5th Gran Premio Sagra della Pizza

### 2009

    1st GP La Torre
    1st Coppa Giulio Burci
    1st Coppa Caduti
    1st Coppa Cicogna
    2nd GP Montanino
    2nd Giro del Compitese
    3rd Trofeo Edil C
    3rd Firenze–Empoli
    3rd Pistoia–Fiorano
    3rd GP Comune di Cerreto Guidi
    3rd Coppa del Mobilio
    4th Trofeo Franco Balestra
    4th Piccola Sanremo
    4th Memorial Angelo Fumagalli
    4th Coppa Penna
    5th GP Città di Valeggio
    5th Giro delle Due Province
    5th Firenze–Viareggio
    6th Trofeo delle Colline Capannoresi
    6th Coppa Fiera di Mercatale
    6th Parma–La Spezia
    7th Circuito Internazionale di Caneva
    7th Gran Premio Cuoio e Pelli
    8th Trofeo Città di Brescia
    8th Coppa del Mobilio – Time Trial
    10th Trofeo Comune di Lamporecchio

### 2010

    5th Memorial Marco Pantani
    8th Coppa Bernocchi

### 2011

    5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie – Coppa Città di Stresa
    8th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

### 2012

    1st Trofeo Matteotti

### 2013

    Tour of Japan
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 3
    7th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
    7th Giro dell'Appennino
    7th Coppa Sabatini

### 2014

    1st Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes
    1st Stage 3 Tour of Japan
    8th Overall Tour of Estonia

### 2015

    1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
    9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

### 2016

    1st Points classification Tour of Japan
    2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
       1st Points classification
       1st Stage 3

### 2017

    4th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
    8th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
    8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Giro d'Italia | 120 | — | — | 108 |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |